Police officers responded to a Seattle home Friday after a little girl found the snake in the family apartment's toilet. And, before you get any ideas, know that the police already made all the "Snakes on a Plane" jokes.

Click through the photos to see some of the region’s most notorious walking, flying and sliding disease vectors.

Police officers responded to a Seattle home Friday after a little girl found the snake in the family apartment's toilet. And, before you get any ideas, know that the police already made all the "Snakes on a

Turns out Western Washington’s critters are only cute on the outside. Take a look at some of the region’s most notorious walking, flying and sliding disease vectors. Information from Public Health – Seattle & King County. less

Turns out Western Washington’s critters are only cute on the outside. Take a look at some of the region’s most notorious walking, flying and sliding disease vectors. Information from Public Health – ... more

Photo: GRANT HINDSLEY, SEATTLEPI.COM

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Bats: You know
how bats get a bad rap? Well, it turns out they’re also the state’s most common
source of rabies. So next time one lands in your hair, consider letting it
stay.

Bats: You know how bats get a bad rap? Well, it turns out they’re also the state’s most common source of rabies. So next time one lands in your hair, consider letting it stay.

Photo: Jessica Kourkounis, For The Chronicle

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Backyard chickens and
ducks: Moving isn’t great for chicks and ducklings, or their keepers.
Stressed poultry drops salmonella, a bacteria carried in animal feces that
causes food poisoning. More stress means more bacteria, which means a higher risk
of salmonella on those farm-fresh eggs.

Backyard chickens and ducks: Moving isn’t great for chicks and ducklings, or their keepers. Stressed poultry drops salmonella, a bacteria carried in animal feces that causes food poisoning. More stress

Cats: Cat scratch
fever isn’t just Ted Nugent’s one positive contribution to culture. It’s a
real disease, one most often spread by young cats … who scratch flea droppings
into their owners.

Cats: Cat scratch fever isn’t just Ted Nugent’s one positive contribution to culture. It’s a real disease, one most often spread by young cats … who scratch flea droppings into their owners.

Photo: GRANT HINDSLEY, SEATTLEPI.COM

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Dogs: You know
how cats and dogs can get tapeworm, those feet-long parasites that grow in the
intestine? People can too. From dogs.

Dogs: You know how cats and dogs can get tapeworm, those feet-long parasites that grow in the intestine? People can too. From dogs.

Photo: GRANT HINDSLEY, SEATTLEPI.COM

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Ferrets: These little
weasels can carry a host of diseases, including giardia. They also tend to
bite -- particularly children who startle them.

Ferrets: These little weasels can carry a host of diseases, including giardia. They also tend to bite -- particularly children who startle them.

Photo: JOSHUA TRUJILLO, SEATTLEPI.COM

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Fish: Mycobacterium
marinum loves aquarium water. That’s the bacteria that used to blow through swimming
pools; chlorination solved that problem. Now it causes skin lesions in aquarium
cleaners who don’t keep it clean.

Fish:Mycobacterium marinum loves aquarium water. That’s the bacteria that used to blow through swimming pools; chlorination solved that problem. Now it causes skin lesions in aquarium cleaners who don’t

Fleas: Plague.
They can spread plague. But they usually don’t, at least to people. The last
case of plague in Washington was in 1984. And it can be treated with
antibiotics.

Fleas: Plague. They can spread plague. But they usually don’t, at least to people. The last case of plague in Washington was in 1984. And it can be treated with antibiotics.

Photo: Pattie Steib

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Goats: Beware, tin
can collectors -- goat ownership is legal in Seattle. They can spread plenty of
farm-y diseases, including something called orf. It causes large blisters in an
animal’s mouth and can be passed to people. Though it hasn't occurred in the
United States since 1929.

Goats: Beware, tin can collectors -- goat ownership is legal in Seattle. They can spread plenty of farm-y diseases, including something called orf. It causes large blisters in an animal’s mouth and can be

Horses: True fact
– horses can carry rabies, but they usually don’t. They do spread
cryptosporidium through their feces, so watch for horse trails next to water
sources and swimming holes.

Horses: True fact – horses can carry rabies, but they usually don’t. They do spread cryptosporidium through their feces, so watch for horse trails next to water sources and swimming holes.

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Monkeys: Don’t
handle monkeys. Or apes. It’s illegal to own them in Washington, and a bad idea
generally.

Monkeys: Don’t handle monkeys. Or apes. It’s illegal to own them in Washington, and a bad idea generally.

Photo: GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM

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Mosquitos: The
two diseases mosquitos are making news on – West Nile and Zika – aren’t much of
a problem in Western Washington. Thanks, rain.

Mosquitos: The two diseases mosquitos are making news on – West Nile and Zika – aren’t much of a problem in Western Washington. Thanks, rain.

Photo: James Gathany/AP

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Parrots: Parrots
can carry a bacteria, chlamydophila psittaci, that causes pneumonia in people. Some
also live a really, really long time, so bird owners had best decide who inherits
their killer if they succumb to parrot fever.

Parrots: Parrots can carry a bacteria, chlamydophila psittaci, that causes pneumonia in people. Some also live a really, really long time, so bird owners had best decide who inherits their killer if they

Pigs: Mini pigs
are legal in Seattle, so long as they weigh less than 150 pounds. Pigs share
plenty of diseases, including yersiniosis, a bacterial infection that causes
painful diarrhea lasting one to three weeks. Fecal contact is a common mode of transmission,
though undercooked pork will do it too.

Pigs: Mini pigs are legal in Seattle, so long as they weigh less than 150 pounds. Pigs share plenty of diseases, including yersiniosis, a bacterial infection that causes painful diarrhea lasting one to three

Raccoons: Raccoon
roundworm eggs are usually passed through contact with raccoon feces, or soil
where a raccoon has relieved itself. When they hatch, the larvae spread
throughout the body; the larger the exposure, the worse the infection.

Raccoons: Raccoon roundworm eggs are usually passed through contact with raccoon feces, or soil where a raccoon has relieved itself. When they hatch, the larvae spread throughout the body; the larger the

Rats: The world’s
most famous disease vector can carry plenty of nastiness, including, of all
things, monkeypox. An outbreak of the disease in 2003 was tied to a pet prairie
dog. The virus kills between 1 percent and 10 percent of people infected, though
treatment in the United States likely raises the survival rate.

Rats: The world’s most famous disease vector can carry plenty of nastiness, including, of all things, monkeypox. An outbreak of the disease in 2003 was tied to a pet prairie dog. The virus kills between 1

Ticks: Tick-borne
diseases are actually relatively rare in Washington, but the severity of the
diseases – Lyme disease and tick-borne relapsing fever – and the parasitic
nature of ticks themselves raises their profile.

Ticks: Tick-borne diseases are actually relatively rare in Washington, but the severity of the diseases – Lyme disease and tick-borne relapsing fever – and the parasitic nature of ticks themselves raises

Wild birds: Avian
flu is a constant, though it hasn’t caused a pandemic for generations. Avian leavings,
on the other hand, are a menace. From owl pellets to pigeon poop, they spread salmonella and other germs.

Wild birds: Avian flu is a constant, though it hasn’t caused a pandemic for generations. Avian leavings, on the other hand, are a menace. From owl pellets to pigeon poop, they spread salmonella and other

And, before you get any ideas, know that the police already made all the “Snakes on a Plane” jokes. You’re welcome to suggest the snake was hunting for Jon Voight. Or declare Nov. 24 to be Seattle’s Whacking Day, a la “The Simpsons.”